List of Emmerdale characters introduced in 1990

Gary, played by Gary Halliday, and Dan, played by Julian Walsh are school friends of Mark Hughes. The Three plan to catch and sell wild Mink by setting traps in the Woodland but end up catching Lucy, Mark's mother, Kate's new puppy in the traps. Lucy is freed and there is no damage. At Mark's sister Rachel's post-exam party, Dan and Gary spike the punch, unaware that it has already been topped up with Alcohol by Joe Sugden and Rachel herself, leading to Rachel collapsing with alcohol poisoning.

The following year, Dan and Gary convince Mark to talk to Paula Barker who agrees to date him but the relationship goes nowhere. Dan and Gary then play a prank on Sarah Connolly by sending her an anonymous Valentine's card but their sniggering gives them away. At Halloween, Mark and Dan run around in masks scaring the women of the village. When Mark throws a party Dan and Gary invite some friends but things go awry when their friend attack Jack Sugden with a plank of Wood. This is Gary's last appearance. Dan is last seen when he tries to chat up some female holidaymakers at the Holiday village but is pushed into the pool for his trouble. Provided by Wikipedia